Rapport sur la situation politique et économique dans la commune mixte des Eulma, 21 mai 1940
Date:
21.05.1940
Location:
אלמה, ביסקרה, סטיף, קונסטנטין
Personality:
Bourgeon, cheikh Mohammed Khereddine, général Weygand, Petain, Saïd Smaani
Keyword:
Commune mixte, Indigenous
Organization:
Société indigène de prévoyance
Archive:
Aix-en-Provence
Folder Number:
AEP_11H_52_186/AEP_11H_52_187
Description
This report mentions several pieces of information:
1. The breakthrough of the German armies on the front and the French territory worries the natives.
2. Unfavorable comments and news are broadcast by foreign radio in the Arabic language, in particular in Moorish cafes equipped with radio receivers.
3. Guard and patrol service on the railway.
4. The good economic situation.
Commune mixte in the French colonial period is a neighborhood managed by civil servants French, Arab (indigenous), and Jews.
The document can be consulted at the documentation center, Institut Ben-Zvi. Appointment required.
